JANUARY -
AWARDS -
* IFS Jagdish S Bakan, The Director Of The Gulf Of Mannar Biosphere Reserves, First INDIAN To Receive The Prestigious UNESCO Michel Batisse Award 2023 For Best Management In Biosphere.
* Pench Tiger Reserves, Maharashtra Became The First International Dark Sky Park Of India.
* India's First Centrally Funded Cow Sanctuary Has Been Built in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.
* Himalayan Wolf Has Been Classified As Vulnerable On The IUCN Red List.
* The 10th Cheetah Shaurya Died in Kuno National Park.
* A Rare Golden Tiger spotted In Kaziranga National Park, Assam
* Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav Has Released India's First Snow Leopard Population Assessment, 718 Snow Leopards are Counted.
* Kyrgyzstan Has Declared Snow Leopard As It's National Symbol.
* The Greater One Horned Rhinoceros Has Seen In Central Assam's Laokhowa- Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary After 40 Years.
* India's Oldest Sloth Bear BABLU Passed Away In Bhopal Zoo, Madhya Pradesh.
NEW SPECIES -
* A New Plant Species Named POLYGONUM CHATURBHUJANAM Discovered In Maharashtra's Pench Tiger Reserves.
* Researchers In Tamilnadu Srivilliputhur Tiger Reserves In Megamalai Have Discovered A New Species Of Silverline Butterfly Named - CIGARITIS MEGHAMALAIENSIS.
* Researchers From The National Centre For Biological Sciences ( NCBS) Find a New Butterfly Species In Karnataka's Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Kodagu.
( Named Conjoined Silverline) Cigaritis Conjuncta).
* Researchers From Mizoram University Have Discovered a New Species Of Coral Snake Named SINOMICRURUS GOREI
* Scientists Discovered A New Species Of Lizard (Kangaroo Lizard) In Western Ghats
INAUGURATION -
* Andaman And Nicobar Island LG Admiral D K Joshi Inaugurated The Online Police Station For Forest Department In The Island.
* Chandaka Elephant Sanctuary, Bhubaneswar Odisha Has Inaugurated Eastern India's First Night Safari In The District.
FEBRUARY -
NEW ADDED -
* Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav Announced 5 More Wetlands Will Add To Ramsar Sites, Total 80 Ramsar Sites In India, Will Declared On The Eve Of WORLD Wetlands Day on 2nd FEBRUARY 2024.
* Magadi Kere Conservation Reserves (Karnataka)
* Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserves ) Karnataka)
* Aghanashini Estuary (Karnataka)
* Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary (Tamilnadu)
* Longwood Shola Reserves Forest ( Tamilnadu)
* In The First Snow Leopard Census - TOTAL 718
477 Snow Leopards In Ladakh
124 Snow Leopards In Uttarakhand
51 Snow Leopards In Himachal Pradesh
36 Snow Leopard In Arunachal Pradesh
21 Snow Leopard In Sikkim
09 Snow Leopard In Jammu And Kashmir
NEW SPECIES/ RARE SPECIES -
* DUSTED APOLLO ( Parnassius Stenosemus) a Rare High Altitude Butterfly Has Been Slighted First Time In Himachal Pradesh.
* Researchers Have Found a New Species Of Burrowing Frog Named SPHAEROTHECA VARSHAABHU At Budumanhali Bengaluru, Karnataka.
* Researchers From KFRI Botanical Survey Of India And University Of Hyderabad Have Discovered A Fungus Species, TRICHOGLOSSUM SYAMVISWANATHII In Kerala.
* Researchers Have Discovered A New Species Of Damselfly At The Ponmudi Hills In Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (Cliffside Bamboo tail).
NEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARY -
* Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is Become Tamilnadu's 18th Wildlife Sanctuary.
* Rajasthan State Government Has Notified Ramgarh Visdhari Wildlife Sanctuary As New Tiger Reserves.
OBSERVES DAY -
* First Ever UN's International Day Of The Arabian Leopard Was Observed On 10th February 2024,
HOST -
* Samarkand, Uzbekistan Host The 14th Meeting Of The Conference Of Parties COP 14 From 12th to 17th February 2024. ( Convention On Migratory Species)
* Tamilnadu State Government Has Setting Up The FIRST of its kind Dedicated Fund for Species Conservation Fund.
AWARDS -
* Eshwar Kavali, Amrabad Tiger Reserve, Telengana Has Recived The Prestigious BEST ALL ROUND WILDLIFER Award By Wildlife Institute Of India ( WII).
MOU SIGNED -
* Arunachal Pradesh Signed MoU With National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) For Creation Of Three STPF In 3 Tiger Reserves.
TAG-
* The Gupteswar Forest In Koraput District Of Odisha Gets The Biodiversity Heritage Tag. (350 Hectares Of Forest Consisting Of 608 Faunal Species)
MARCH -
* Cabinet Approved The Establishment Of International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) With Estimate 150 Crores For Year Of Five Years Period Till 2027/28.
* 13,874 Leopards In India, 1.08% Growths As Compared To Previous Census (2018)
* 125 Years Old Galapagos Giant Male Tortoise, Aged 125 Years approximately Passed Away At Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad.
NEW SPECIES -
* Scientists From Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI) Has Discovered A New Species Of Head Shield Sea Slug In The Bay Of Bengal And Odisha Boarder, Named After President Droupadi Murmu.
* A New Flowering Plant Found In Arunachal Pradesh Is Named After Hyderabad Scientist G Narahari Sastry (Former CSIR Director Of North East Institute Of Science And Technology, Jorhat ,Assam)
Named - BEGONIA NARAHARI))))
* Researchers From Centre For Animal Taxonomy And Ecology, Christ College, Irinjalakuda Discovered The 4 New Species Of Spiders In Western Ghats In Tamilnadu And Kerala.
a) INDOPADILLA KANNIYAKUMARI, Found In Grassland Of Uper Victory Estate, Kanyakumari.
b) Tetragnatha Jaculator
c) Tetragnatha Lauta
d) Tetragnatha Serra
* Dr Krishna Chowlu And Her Scientific Team Has Discovered A New Plant Species Belongings To The Genus Cyrtandromoea At West Kameng District Of Arunachal Pradesh.
* Researchers Have Discovered A New Species Of Deep Sea Isopad In Kerala Coast.
It Belongs To Genus Brucethoa
Named After ISRO - Brucethoa ISRO)
BOOK -
* Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI) Has Published A Book Titled AN Illustrated Guide To The Lepidoptera Of India: Taxonomic Procedure, Family Characters, Diversity AND Distribution
APRIL -
APPOINTMENTS -
* Astrid Schomaker Has Been Appointed As The 8th Executive Secretary Of The Convention On Biological Diversity.
FIRST KIND OF -
* First Ever Synchronized Census Of Endangered Nilgiri Tahr To Starts In April 29tn In Tamilnadu.
SUMMIT -
First International Steering Committee Meeting Of The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Held On 16th April 2024 In Delhi.
( Theme 2024 - The Conservation Of 7 Big Cats, Including Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Puma, Jaguar, Cheetah)
( IBCA HQ - Delhi, India, ESTD - APRIL 2023)
NEW PLANT SPECIES -
* Botanical Survey Of India (BSI) Team Howrah, Lead By Scientist Dr Kanad Das Discovered Five New Species Of Wild Mushrooms In Uttarakhand.
a) PHYLLOPORUS SMITHII Sp. Nov.
b) PROPHYRELLUS UTTARAKHANDAE sp. Nov.
c) RETIBOLETUS PSEUDOATER sp.nov.
d) PHYLLOPORUS HIMALAYANUS sp. Nov.
e) LECCINELLUM Bothii sp. Nov.
NEW SPECIES -
* A New Species Of Tiger Cat Has Been Discovered In Brazil.
( Researchers Have Included This Tiger Cat In The Clouded Tiger Cat ( LEOPARDUS PARDINOIDES)
* Scientist Doctor Aparna Sureshchandra Kalawate Discovered A New Species Of Beetles, Named OMORGUS (AFROMORGUS) MORESHWAR After Lord Ganpati Temple, In Morgaon Village.
* Scientists Have Discovered a New Ant Species At The Pilbara Region Of North Western Australia.
( Named - Leptanilla Voldemort) a Villain Character In Harry Porter
* Wildlife Researchers At Kaziranga National Park, Assam Recently Spotted Two New Species Of Binturong, The Largest Civet Species ( ARCTICITIS BINTURONG) And Small Clawed Otter ( Aonyx Cinereus).
* Researchers Have Discovered A New Species Of Partially Blind Scorpion Named TROGLOTAYOSICUS AKAIDO, In Amazon Rainforest.
4) Srilankan Scientists Have Discovered Three New Species Of Luminescent Bees In Canada.
* Scientists Have Discovered Two New Australian Native Mammal, The New Species Are
a) Western Delicate Mouse ( Pseudomys Pilbarensis)
b) Eastern Delicate Mouse ( Pseudomys Mimulus) In Australia.
MAY -
AWARDS -
* Dr, Purnima Devi Barman, Assam Has Been Awarded The Prestigious Whitley Gold Award For 2024, For The Exceptional Work On Conservation. ( GREEN OSCAR)
* Sikkim Has Been Awarded With The Prestigious Title Of The Best State For Excellence In Implementing The Environment Education Programme For 2023/24.
NEW SPECIES -
* Scientists From Catholicate College's Department Of Botany Kerala Have Discovered A New Species Of Algae In Western Ghat. In Kollam District
( Named - Oedocladium Sahyadricum)
* Scientists Have Discovered a New Plant Species Named Emblica Chakrabarthy In The Edamalayar Forest Range, Kerala.
( Family- Phyllanthaceae)
The Plant Has Named After Former Scientist Of Botanical Survey Of India (BSI) Tapas Chakroborthy )
* Researchers From Kerala And Tamil Nadu Have Discovered Two New Species Of Jumping Spiders In The Lush Landscapes Of The Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary In The Southern Western Ghats At Kulathupuzha.
a) HABROCESTRUM SHAYADRI
b) IRURA SHENDURNEY
* A New Species Of Marine Tardigrade Discovered From The South East Coast Of Tamilnadu, By Researchers From Cochin University Of Science And Technology.
* The INDIAN Council Of Agricultural Research - National Bureau Of Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBFGR) Has Discovered A New Cat Fish Species - Glyptothorax Punyabratai In Arunachal Pradesh. ( Found In Brahmaputra River)
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MOU SIGNED -
* Mayotte Island Of France, Iycee des Lumieres, An Educational Institution Has Signed MoU With Senior Conservationist Dr Purnima Devi Burman For Two Years For Working Together In Conservation Of Biodiversity.
* A MoU Signed Between Uttar Pradesh Eco Tourism Development Board And The Wildlife Institute Of India During The Samvad On Eco Tourism At Lucknow.
* The Republic Of Azerbaijan Will Host The World Environment Day 2026 ( With A Focus On Combatting The Climate Crisis)
IUCN -
* Iberian Lynx Has Been Moved To Vulnerable Status From Endangered By IUCN.
* Malaysia Has Established The National Conservation Assured Tiger Standards.
PERSON PASSED AWAY -
* Dr A J T Johnsingh, Wildlife Conservationist Of Tamilnadu Passed Away.
*
FIRST IN -
* India's FIRST Biosphere Within A Tiger Reserves Has Been Created In Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand.
* Uttar Pradesh Is Set To Establish The World's FIRST Conservation And Breeding Center For Asian King Vultures Or Red Headed Vultures In Maharajganj.
( Center Named As Jatayu Conservation And Breeding Center)
* Pench Tiger Reserves In Maharashtra Launched First Advanced AI System For Forest Fire Detection.
NEW -
* Tamilnadu State Government Has Notified The Country's FIRST Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary covering 11,806 Hectares In Kaur And Dindigul Districts Of The State.
* Scientists From Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI) Berhampur, Ganjam Has Discovered A New Eel Species Of Snake.
( Named Given - OphichthusSuryai)
( This Named Was Given After Former Joint Director Of State Fishery Department - Surya Kumar Mohanty).
* Indian Botanists And Researchers Have Discovered Two New Species Of Plants From Two Biogeographic Hot Spots Of The Country The Andaman And Nicobar Islands And Arunachal Pradesh.
* A Team Led By Scientist Lal Ji Singh Have Discovered Aerial Stem Parasitic Flowering Plants Species ( DENDROPHTHOE LONGENSIS) From The Andaman Island.
( Species Name Given - Didymocarpus Janakie)
( Team Was Lead By Rhuthupurna SB & Dr. Vinita Gowda Of The Tropical Ecology And Evolution Lab, Department Of Biological Science IISER Bhopal)
( Named After Botanist Doctor Janaki Ammal)
RARE SPECIES -
* The Endangered Musk Deer Has Been Spotted At Sela Pass, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh.
* Mainland Serow, Vulnerable Mammal Species Sighted In Raimona National Park.
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* INDIAN Rare Painted Frog, Also Known As Srilankan Bull frog Or Painted Globular Frog Was Seen In Kawal Tiger Reserves, Telengana.
( Family- Microhylidae)
( Scientific Name- Uperodon Taprobanicus)
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* A Reddish Brown Colour New Spider Species Has Been Discovered In Meghalaya.
( Named After - State Festival Wangala)
( Steriphopus Wangala)
* This Documentation Done By Wildlife Biologist Gautam Kadam)
RAMSAR SITES ADDDED -
* 2 New Wetlands Have Been Added To India. (India Has Now 82 Ramsar Sites)
Nagi Bird Sanctuary, Bihar
Nakti Bird Sanctuary, Bihar
ELEPHANT CENSUS -
* According To All Odisha Elephant Census 2024 Report 2098 Elephants Were Listed In 38 Forest Divisions In The State.
( In 2017 It Was 1976 Elephant)
( 239 In Dhenkanal Forest Division)
* India Is The World's 2nd Largest Source Of Nitrous Oxide ( N2O) After China.
APP LAUNCHED -
* S Krishnan, Secretary MeiTY Has Inaugurated The Indigenous Air Quality Monitoring System And Launched The Air-Pravaah App On The Occasion Of World Environment Day.
* The Madhya Pradesh Government Has Completed Preparation For Cheetah Reintroduction Project At Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary.
NEW SPECIES, WILDLIFE -
* Researchers From Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre ( APRC) Associated With Botanical Survey Of India (BSI) Have Identified a New Herbaceous Plant Species In Mandla Region Of West Kameng District.
( NAMED - Petrocosmea Arunachalense)
( Plant Family - Gesneriaceae)
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* Researchers Have Discovered a New Ant ( Bright Metallic Blue) Species From Arunachal Pradesh's Siang Valley.
( The New Ant Named As - PARAPARATRECHINA NEELA)
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* The Chinese Vivid Niltava ( Niltava Vivida) a Endemic Bird Species Has Been Sighted For The First Time In Meghalaya.
INAUGURATION -
* Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre Has Inaugurated The South India's FIRST And Country's First Largest Leopard Safari At The Bannerghatta Biological Park ( BPP) In Bengaluru.
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JULY -
PORTAL LAUNCHED -
* Union Minister Of Forest Bhupendra Yadav Launched a Portal Documenting Indian Fauna: 641 New Faunal Species Recorded In 2023. ( Overall 104,561 Faunal Species)
* Kerala's Forest Records Says 845 Elephants Were Died Between 2015 To 2023.
* Forest Cover Of Philiphines Has Been Decreases From 35% to 23% in Last 50 Years.
* According To Report 628 Tigers Were Died Due To Natural Cause In Last 5 Years in India.
* Periyar Tiger Reserves Has Installed a Wind Turbine To Generate Power For Real Time Monitoring Cameras And Wi-Fi In Forest.
APPROVAL MOU -
* Union Cabinet Has Approved The India's Signing Of The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction ( BBNJ) Agreement.
* The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has Approved Animals Exchange Programme Between Odisha's Nanda Kanan Zoological Park (NZP) And Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park in Jharkhand.
HOST -
* The Upcoming COP16 For Environment Will Host By Cali Colombia.
APPOINTMENTS -
* Germany's Astrid Schomaker Assumed As Executive Secretary in Montreal ( UN BIODIVERSITY).
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AWARDS -
Filipino Community Leader Nida Collado Has Won The 2024 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award ( for Forest Conservation)
IUCN RED LIST -
* Borneo Elephants Have Been Classified As Endangered On The IUCN Red List.
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* Eulophia obtusa, Which Is Found In Dudhwa, Recently IUCN Listed As Critically Endangered.
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NEW SPEICES -
* Scientists From The Zoological Survey Of India ( ZSI) Have Discovered A New Species Of Deep Water Dog Fish Shark Squalus Hima From Sakthikulangara Fishing Harbour, Kerala.
* Researchers From Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI) Has Discovered A New Species Of Forest Dwelling Horned Frog In Arunachal Pradesh's Talle Wildlife Sanctuary.
( Xenophrys Apatani)
( It Has Been Named After Dominat Apatani community Of Subaru District In Arunachal Pradesh).
Two Species Are - ( Genus - Habrocestum)
* Habrocestum Swaminathan ( Named After Dr M S Swaminathan)
* Habrocestum Benjamin ( Named After Suresh P Benjamin)
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* A Species Of Desert Moss Called Syntrichia Caninervis Has Found In Antarctica And Mojave Desert.
AUGUST -
NEW SPECIES -
* The New Invasive Pest, The Caterpillar Slug ( Elutherocaulis Haroldi Dundee) 1980 Also Known As Purcell's Hunter Slug Has Been Discovered In Manipur.
( Family - Veronicellidae)
* Six New Species Of Bent-Toed geckos Have Been Identified In Arunachal Pradesh.
( description of six new species of bent-toed gecko belonging to the genus Cyrtodactylus from Northeast India demonstrates the region’s hidden diversity and reiterates the need for its further exploration)
* A New Species Of Loach, Named SCHISTURA SONARENGAENSIS Has Discovered In South Garo Hills District, Meghalaya.
* A New Species Of Ground Dwelling Spider, ASCEUA TERTIA Has Been Discovered In The Verdant Terrain Of Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats.
( Discovered By Scientists From University Of Kerala)
( Genus - ASCEUA)
features -
* The Male Species Have Yellow Brown Prosoma With Creamy White To Yellow Brown Leg And Palp Segments Featuring Broad Brown Patches And Narrow Longitudinal Stripes.
* The Female Have a Dark Brown Prosoma And a Wide Oval abdomen With 4 Pairs Of Creamy White Stripes
* A Team Of Zoologists From Kerala Have Found The Presence Of Kallar Dancing Frog ( MCRIXALUS HERREI) In The Ranni Forest Division.
* A Team Of Entomologists Have Discovered 3 New Edible Insects Species From Arunachal Pradesh.
( GENUS - CORIDIUS) ( FAMILY - DINI DORIDUS ( Hemiptera)
( Named - Coridius Adii)
( Coridius Insperatus)
( Coridius Esculents)
* Zoologist From Mizoram Has Discovered a New Species Of Snake ( Called - Smithophis Mizoramensis)
( Local Name - Tuithiangrul)
( & Mizo Brook Snake)
* The Researches At Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI) Has Discovered Two Rare Spider Species At Western Ghat ( At Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary At Karnataka & Kerala)
* Mimetus Spinatus
* Mimetus Parvulus
* A Rare Butterfly Species Named Neptis Philyra Commonly Known As Long Streak Sailor Has Been Discovered For The First Time In Tale Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh.
* An Orchid Without Flower Named Gastrodia Indica Has Been Discovered In Fambonglho Wildlife Sanctuary In Sikkim.
( Species - Cleistogamus )
* Researchers Have Found a New Plant Species GONGRONEMA SASIDHARANII In iddukki District Kerala.
( Genus - Gongronema)
* Researcher From Nagpur Has Discovered New Plant Species In Ambagadh, Maharashtra.
( Species Name - Cleistanthus Collinus) Known As Gardi
( Named After - City Cleestabhoomi)
* India's First Brandt's Hedgehog Discovered In Rajouri.
RARE SPOT -
* The Spotting of A Pair Of Indian Wild Dogs ( Known As Dhole) After 195 Years In Bhimshankar Sanctuary.
* Namibian Cheetah Pawan Passed Away At Kuno National Park.
INTERNATIONAL SPECIES -
The New Species Of Bat Discovered In Papua New Guinea.
Chalinolobus orarius, or the coastal lobe-lipped bat.
* A New Anthurium ( Araceae) Species With Silver Leaves Has Been Discovered In Bahia Atlantic Forest, Brazil.
* According To Karnataka Forest Reports More Than 280 Elephants Were Died In Last 3 Years.
INAUGURATION -
* Union Minister For State Of Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh Has Inaugurated The Assocham Environment And Carbon Conference In New Delhi.
* Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) Has Launched The Afforestation Project ARANYA In Bihar.
IUCN THREATENED LIST -
* Neelakurinji Has Officially Listed In IUCN Threatened Species.
* Copiapoa Cacti Species Are Listed In IUCN Red List.
* According To IUCN Report The Status Of Iberian Lynx Has Improved From Endangered To Vulnerable
( 648 in 2022 Report Which Was 62 In 2001
APP LAUNCHED
* HAATI App Has Been Released By AARANYAK. ( BY ASSAM)
* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Addressed During The Tree Plantation Programme Under The Mission 3 Million Tree Scheme At Ahmedabad.
FIRST IN -
* India's First Tagging Of Horseshoe Crabs Kicked Off By Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI) At Odisha Coast.
* ZSI Team Has Collaboration With The Odisha Forest Department
The Horseshoe Crabs Is Known For Its Strong Immune System, And Its Blood Is Crucial For Preparing Rapid Diagnostic Reagents.
* Uttarakhand Became The First Indian State To Launch a Gross Environment Product Index.
( 4 pillars - Air, Soil, Tree, Water)
3 NEW WETLANDS ADDED -
* Government Of India Has Added Three New Wetlands
* Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary (Tamilnadu)
* Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary (Tamilnadu)
* Tawa Reservoir ( Madhya Pradesh) ( TOTAL 85 RAMSAR SITES)
FIRST SEEN -
* A Four Ringed Butterfly Has Seen In India After 61 Years. ( YPTHIMA CANTLIEI) IN Arunachal Pradesh.
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* Karnataka State's Adichunchaniri Sanctuary Declared As Peacock Sanctuary. ( It Was Established In 1981)
TIGER RESERVE -
* Chhattisgarh State Government Has Announced a New Tiger Reserve ( 4th Of State) Named Guru Ghasidas- Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve. ( 56th India)
AWARDS -
* Late Bubul Gogoi, Posthumously Received The GAJ GAURAV Award 2024 On The Occasion Of World Elephant Day.
* Eco Warriors Nagaland, An NGO Has Received The Radiant Wellness Award At 7th Radiant Wellness Conclave.
* Environment Activist 12 Years Old Licypriya Kangujam Has Been Awarded With International Young ECO Hero Award By Action For Nature.
* Anant Darshan Shankar Has Been Honoured With M Swaminathan Environmental Protection Award.
PERSON PASSED AWAY -
* Naturalist, Wildlifer Founder Of 13 National Park, 40 Wildlife Sanctuary J K Datta Passed Away.
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INAUGURATION -
* Ms Leena Nandan, Secretary ZSI HQ Kolkata, Has Inaugurated The National Centre For Wildlife Forensic And Conservation Genomic.
OCTOBER -
* Mudumalai Tiger Reserves Records Led To The Identification Of 33 Reptiles And 36 Amphibian (Survey Of Herpetofauna ).
* Odisha's Leopard Census Registered A 22% Increase From 2022, The Number Is 696 .
* Researchers Have Recorded The First Expression Of Erythrism Of Reddish Skin In Golden Jackals CANIS AUREUS In The Nilgiri,
* A Rare Black Panther Has Been Spotted At Hemagiri Forest In Sundargarh District In Odisha.
* Bihar Set To Declare Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary As Tiger Reserves.
* Assam Forest Department Has Released The Report On Assam's State Bird White Winged Wood Duck.
* Global Wildlife Numbers Has Been Declined 73% Since 1970 According To World Wildlife Foundation (WWF).
* Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala Has Conducted The Vultures Survey
(80 Vultures Counted)
* Award Winning Wildlife Conservationist From Assam Purnima Devi Burman Propose World Hargila Day At Global Conference In Germany.
* Bollywood Actress Diya Mirza Has Been Appointed As A Jury Member Of 2024 Edition Of The All Living Things Environmental Film Festival.
* A Rare Caracal Has Been Spotted In The Sariska Tiger Reserves.
* Telengana Set To Establish Kawal Tiger Corridor As Conservation Zone.
* Barda Wildlife Sanctuary Has Been Inaugurated In Gujarat.
* India Advocate For Global Conservation With Plant 4 Mother Campaign At COP 16 At Colombia.
* Himachal Pradesh's Durgesh Aranya Zoological Park Set To Becomes India's First Zoo With IGBC Certification.
HOST -
* Two Weeks United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP 16) Started In Colombia.
* Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh Has Host The 7th Butterfly Meet And Nature Camp.
WILDLIFE CENSUS -
* Dr Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi, Lepidopterist From Kaziranga Has Documented Over 446 Butterfly Species ( 2nd Highest Ever After Namdapha In India)
* Recently Including 18 Species
EXTINT SPECIES IN NEWS -
Rajasthan Has Achieved A Historic In The Conservation Of The Great Indian Bustard Species ( Extinct Species).
NEW LIST OF SEZ -
* Ministry Of Forest, Environment And Climate Has Declared Namdapha National Park And Tiger Reserves And Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary & Tiger Reserves (Lohit District) Of Arunachal Pradesh As Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ).
HOST -
* The International Film Festival And Forum On Environment And Wildlife, Vaatavaran Has Been Inaugurated At Paryavaran Bhawan,
( Theme - Wetlands For LIFE).
BOOKS -
* On The Occasion Of Wildlife Week, Kanha Tiger Reserves Has Launched BIRDS OF KANHA A Bird Book.
FIRST LEOPARD CENSUS IN ODISHA -
* Odisha's First Ever Leopard Census Conducted By Forest Department.
* 696 Leopards Are Counted (Total)
* 200 Leopards Found In Similipal Wildlife Sanctuary ( Mayurbhanj)
* 150 Leopard (2nd Most) Found In Satkosia Tiger Reserves
* 70-80 Leopard Found In Hirakud Region
* 40 Leopards Found In Sunabeda- Khariar Region.
* 47 Location Under Census Came In Odisha Forest.
* 22% Increase in Numbers Of Leopard In Odisha.
AWARDS -
* Qamar Quershi Has Been Received Prestigious Lifetime Honoured From Wildlife Institute Of India For Wildlife Education, Research.
* Darjeeling's Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoo's Red Panda Programme Selected As The Finalist For 2024 WAZA Conservation Award.
* Vera Voronova ( Kazakhstan) And Ysabel Agustina Calderon ( Peru) Have Been Selected For MIDORI Prize For Biodiversity 2024
* Wildlife Photographer Robin Darius Wins Photography AWARD ( Best In Wildlife) At 60th Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Competition.
* Dr Panjit Basumatray, From The Pakke Tiger Reserves Was Awarded With The Animals Welfare Field Veterinary Award At The 24th International Fund For Animals Welfare Animals Action Award 2024 At London.
* Dr Bibhab Talukdar, CFO Of Aranyak And Member Of The State Board Of Wildlife Assam Has Received The Prestigious Harry Messel Award For Conservation Leadership At The 5th IUCN SSC Leadership Meeting In Abu Dhabi.
* Special Initiative On The Habitat Improvement Of Endemic And Endangered LTM ( Lion Tailed Macaque) Has Been Recognized By Tamilan Book Of Records
NEW PLANT SPECIES -
* A New Plant Species Has Been Discovered In The Dibang Valley District Of Arunachal Pradesh.
( Species Name - Begonia neisti) in Honour To Completion of 60 Years Of NEIST - North East Institute Of Science And Technology
( Platycentrum Family)
NEW SPECIES -
* Chinese Researchers Have Discovered a New Horned Toad Species (NAMED - BOULENOPHRYS PEPE) in Lianshan Bijiashan Nature Reserve, China.
* A Rainbow Coloured New Fish Species Belongs To (Species- OPSARIICHTHYS) Has Been Discovered In The Eastern Region Of China.
* New Species Of Catfish EXOSTOMA SENTIYONOE Discovered In Nagaland.
* The Nilgiri Tit (HYPOLYCAENA NILGIRICA) A Butterfly Species Located In Tamilnadu.
* A Team Of Arachnologists Has Discovered A New Genus Of Jumping Spiders TENKANA JAYAMANGLI , In Karnataka.
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* A New Species Of Snake Has Been Discovered At Western Himalayan
( Named After Actor Producer - Leonardo Decaprio)
* Three New Species Have Been Discovered In South Africa's Unique Marine Ecosystem
* The Walking Sponge ( Suberites Ambulodomos)
* A Tiny Calm ( Brachiomya Ducentinus)
* A Rare Parasite ISOPOD ( Pseudionella Pumulaensis)
* Two New Fish Species GARRA ZUBZAENSIS And PSILORHYNCHUS KOSYGINI Have Been Found in Zubza River At Brahmaputra.
SEPTEMBER -
* According To National Tiger Conservation Authority ( NTCA) India Registered 47 Tigers Death Reports In 103 Days Of 2024 ( First).
* South Africa's Namibia Plans To Kill 700 Wild Animals Including 83 Elephants
* The Western Ghats Are Now Home Of 337 Butterfly Species.
( Kerala With 328 Species, Tamilnadu 326 Species, Karnataka 317 Species)
* According To Odisha Forest Report In Man- Animal Conflict 1145 People Died In Elephants Attacks In The Last 10 Years.
( 41 Elephants Killed By Poachers While 719 Died Due To Other Reasons)
* 55 Tigers Including 48 Leopards And 7 Royal Bengal Tigers Died In Odisha In Last 10 Years.
* India Has Joined The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA).
* According To Government Data -
Assam's One Horned Rhinoceros Population Has Increased From 1960 To 2024, Upto 3k.
* The Union Government Has Declared 1.84 Lakh Hectre Area Surrounded The GIR Protected Area As Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ).
* The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) And Global Tiger Forum Signed A MoU To Strengthen Global Partnerships For The Conservation Of Big Cats.
NEW -
* The Poba Reserve Forest Of Assam Set To Be as a Wildlife Sanctuary.
FIRST IN -
* India's First Study On Teal Carbon, Undertaken At Keoladeo National Park In Bharatpur District Of Rajasthan.
( Teal Carbon - Carbon Stored In Non-Tidal Freshwater Wetlands) Encompassing Carbon Sequestered In Vegetation, Microbial Biomass And Dissolved And Particulate Organic Matter.
* The First Ever Preliminary Herpetofauna Survey Conducted In Grass Hill National Park In The Pollachi Division Of The Anamalai Tiger Reserves, Tamilnadu.
RARE SIGHT -
* The Atlas Moth, Endemic To South East Asia Was Spotted In Kalvarayan Hills In Eastern Ghat.
* The Hainan Blue Flycatcher ( Cyornis Hainanus) Was Documented For The FIRST Time At Jairampur In Changlangpur District in Arunachal Pradesh.
* India's Second Largest Butterfly Species Southern Birdwing Has Been Found On The Satellite Campus Of The American College Between Chathirapatti And Kadavur On New Natham Highway In Madurai District.
* Endangered Myristica Swamp Forest Has Discovered In Maharashtra.
* a Rare Reef Fish Has Been Sighted First Time In Andhra Pradesh.
ENDANGERED -
* A Critically Endangered Elongated Tortoise Species Has Been Spotted At Haryana's Damdama.
AWARDS -
* Dr. Dhriti Banerjee, Director At Zoological Survey in India ( ZSI) Has Been Conferred With The Highest Academic Honour D.Sc. in Life Science By Atal Bihari Vajpayee Viswa Vidyalaya, Chhattisgarh.
* Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav Presented The SWACHH VAYU SARVEKSHAN Award 2024.
* CATEGORY 1( City With Above 10 lakhs Population)
Surat , Jabalpur, Agra
* CATEGORY 2( Population Between 3-10 lakhs)
Firozabad, Amarabati, Jhansi
* CATEGORY 3 ( Population Under 3 Lakh)
Raebareli, Nalgonda, Nalagarh
* Renowned Wildlife Filmmaker Mike Pandey Has Received The 2024 Jackson Wild Legacy Award .
BOOKS -
* A Detailed Book On Environmental Law, Covering a Broad Spectrum Of Topics From International Conventions To Air And Water Pollution Has Released In Chennai.
* WHY ANIMALS TALK : The New Science Of Animal Communication Book Author - Arik Kershenbaum (zoologist)
NEW SPECIES -
* A New Species Of Jumping Spider CARRHOTUS PIPERUS Has Been Identified In The Lower Palani Hills, Tamilnadu.
* New Antarctica Dragon Fish Species Has Been Discovered By Researchers.
( Named - Akarotaxis Gouldae Or Branded Dragonfish)
* A New Snake Species, AHAETULLA LONGIROSTRIS Was Discovered In Bihar Recently.
* A Rare Dung Beetle Species Found In Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary In Meghalaya.
( Species Name - Onitis Bordati)
* Researchers Have Discovered The New Species Of Parasitoid Wasp, Syntretus Perlmani
* Researcher Have Recently Discovered A New Ghost Shark species Name AUSTRALASIAN Narrow Noosed Spook Fish In New Zealand.
* Indian Marine Biologist Have Discovered a New Species Of Jelly Fish (CALVADOSIA FESTIVALA) At Dwaraka Coast, Gujarat.
NEW PLANT SPEICES -
* Two New Ginger Species Named Globba Tyrnaensis And Globba Janakie Have Been Discovered In The Double Decker Living Route Bridges In Meghalaya.
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* Researchers Have Discovered A New Species Of Turmeric Genus Curcuma In Nagaland.
NOVEMBER -
NEW SPECIES -
* A New Species Of Atlantic Rainforest Flea Toad Has Been Discovered (7mm Length) Smallest
* A New Moth Species Crastolliana Belyiorum Has Been Discovered In Amazon.
* Researchers From Oxford University Have Found 450 million Years Old Fossil Arthropod
* A Biodiversity Research Team Of China Has Discovered a New Amphibian Species, Boulenophrys Lichun In East China.
* MBARI Researchers Have Discovered A New Species Of Sea Slug In Deep Sea.
( Named - Mystery Mollusc)
* New Bat Species Has Been Discovered In Saudi Arabia
( Vansonia Rueppellii)
* Scientist Have Discovered One Of The Largest Known Sea Creatures - a Coral The Size Of Two Football Fields - Off The Solomon Islands in The South Pacific, More Than 300 Years Old.
* A New Species Of Wild Balsam, Endemic To Gayo Plateau, Sumatra.
* A Student From Maharashtra Has Discovered a New Jumping Spider Species From Pune.
( Atharava Kulkarni, Environment Student)
( Named- okinawicius Tekdi) tekdi Means Hill
( Genus - Okinawicius)
* A Team Of Researcher Have Discovered Koima, a New Genus Of Fresh Water Endemic To The Western ghats.
( Discovered Under V K Anoop & Rajeev Raghavan From Kerala University Of Fisheries And Ocean Studies ( Kufos)
* Genus - Nemacheilus
* A New Species Of Fish Named - Oriechthys Warjaintia - (Cyprind Species) From Meghalaya Named After War-jaintia ( The Local Tribal Community In West Jaintia Hills
* A New Species Of Frog, RAORCHESTES ASAKGRENSIS Has Discovered In Meghalaya,
( NAMED After The Eman Asakgre Community Reserve In Garo Hills, Meghalaya)
RARE -
Tamilnadu Forest Department Has Rescued A Rare White Peacock.
* Eurasian Wryneck Has Been Recorded For The First Time At The Nanjarayan Tank.
* Dunlin, A Threatens Species Recently Spotted In Kochi.
NEW PLANT SPECIES -
* The Scientists From Botanical Survey Of India (BSI) Has Discovered A New Species Of Orchid In Lohit District Of Arunachal Pradesh.
* Scientist From China Has Discovered New Tree Species MALLOTUS BULLATUS.
* Scientists Have Discovered a New Fire Resilient Dual Blooming Species Of DICLIPTERA In The Northern Western Ghats Of India.
THE ALL ODISHA ELEPHANT CENSUS -
* Odisha Elephant Census Started -
NEW TIGER RESERVE -
* Guru Ghashi Das- Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserves Notified As The 56th Tiger Reserves In India, Located At Chhattisgarh.
* The Assam State Government Has Appointed Indian Forest Service (IFS) Officer Vinay Gupta As State's New Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest And Chief Wildlife Warden.
RENAME -
* Karnataka King Kobra So Called KALINGA SARPA Will Renamed As The KAALINGA. ( NAMED - OPHIOPHAGUS KAALINGA)
FIRST EVER BISON CENSUS HELD IN ODISHA -
Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha Has Completed First Census Of Indian Bison.
( 659 Bison Has Been Counted )
* Todoba Tigress Zeenat Has Sent To The Mayurbhanj Similipal Tiger Reserves.
* Republic Of Korea's Jeju Island Has Been Chosen As Venue For Commemoration Of World Environment Day 2025.
* India Launched Updated National Biodiversity Strategy And Action Plan ( NBSAP) At COP 16 To The Convention On Biological Diversity ( CBD) In Colombia.
* Rajasthan State Adopts The Green Technology For Zero Waste Goal.
* The World's Largest Captive Crocodile CASSIUS ( 5.48 Meter) Dies In Australia.
* Recently News Came Up From Bandhavgarh Elephants Were Died In Five Six Numbers Due To Cyclopiazonic Acid, Elephants Were Eaten Large Amount Of Spoiled Kodo,.
* Delhi Topped In Most Polluted City Of India.
RARE SIGHT -
Spotless Rare Golden Cheetah Has Been Spotted For The First Time in 100 Years In Kapiti Conservancy At Kenya.
INAUGURATION -
* Arunachal Pradesh Has Inaugurated The Butterfly Park At Pakke Tiger Reserves.
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AWARDS -
* Karunakar Reddy To Receive The Maiden Padma Shri Jadhav Payeng International Award 2025. ( FOR ENVIRONMENTAL WORK)
* Assam Senior Scientist At Aranyak Biodiversity Conservation Organisation Dr Lahkar Has Win The Neville Shulman Award 2024.
* Sudha Chandran Has Won The PV Thampy Memorial Endowment AWARD.
( Forest Guide At Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary)
* Deforestation Of Brazil In Amazon Forest Has Drops Nearly 31% In This Year.
* Licpriya Kangujam Wins The National Digital Women Award 2024.
* Nayantara Tigress, Of Tadoba Tiger Reserves , Maharastra Has Receive The Golden Leaf Award
EARTH SHOTS PRIZE -
* CLEAN OUR AIR -
DECEMBER -
NEW SPECIES -
* 2 New Species Of a New CORTINARIUS SUBGENUS TELAMONIA Discovered
* C Thindii A. Bose
* K Das Sp. Nov
Collected From Himalayan Sites In Uttarakhand.
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FIRST TIME -
* The First Ever Tagging Of Ganges River Dolphin In Assam Led By Wildlife Institute Of India.
NEW BACTERIAL SPECIES -
A New Bacterial Species, LIPINGZHANGELLA RAWALII ( Strain MCC 342OT) Isolated By DBT NCCS Pune From The Sambhar Lake,
( ABOUT - It Thrives In High Salt And Alkaline Conditions, Its Potential To Produce Diverse Biomolecules Presents Exciting Opportunities For Application In Multiple Biotechnology Sectors ( Pharma, FMCG, Agriculture. Cosmetics)
* A Team Of Researchers From The Bengaluru Based ASHOKA Trust For Research In Ecology And The Environment ( ATREE) Have Discovered 5 New Species Of The Darwin Wasp Sub Family MICROLEPTINAE.
* it Is Named To Honour After Tamilazhagan ( Senior Technical Assistant, ATREE)
* Microleptes Chiani Collected From Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserves, Tamilnadu.
* Researchers From Central University Of Odisha (CUO) Have Discovered Two New Species Of Earthworm From Eastern Ghat Of ODISHA.
* Scientists From Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI) Have Sighted An Eutropis Clivicola ( Mountain Skink) At The Mangalore University Campus.
RARE -
* Researchers From Bengaluru Has Discovered SAPRIA HIMALAYANA GRIFFITH - An Endoparasitic Rare And Endangered Plant In In The Eagle Nest Wildlife Sanctuary In Arunachal Pradesh.
* A New Plant Species Of Genus STELLARIA (Family - Caryophyllaceae) Was Discovered At Kalimpong District In West Bengal.
STATE OF FOREST REPORT 2023 -
FOREST COVER NET INCRESE - 156.41 Km2
* TREE COVER NET INCREASE - 1289.40 KM2
* OVERALL FOREST AND TREE COVER NET INCREASE - 1445.81 KM2
STATES WITH INCREASE IN FOREST AREA
STATES WITH DECREASE OF FOREST AND TREE
NEW PLANTS SPECIES -
* Researchers From North Eastern Institute Of Ayurveda And Folk Medicine Research ( NEIAFMR) Pasighat, Has Discovered A New Plant Species Called OPHIORRHIZA GAJURELIANA In The Forest Of Mayodia, Arunachal Pradesh.
* The Species Named In Honour To Padma Raj Gajurel
* A New Plant Species AESCHYNANTHUS CHAYANGTAJUENSIS Has Been Discovered In Arunachal Pradesh.
* The Species Named After Chayang Tajo, One Of The Oldest And Remote Village Known For Cultural And Biodiversity.
* A New Plant Species HENCKELIA ARUNACHALENSIS Has been Discovered In Patkai Hills, Arunachal Pradesh.
THEORY -
* A Research Team Led By Biologist P Gowri Shankar With Collaboration Of UK, Sweden And Malaysia States That The Longest Venomous Snakes King Cobra Is Of Four Species.
INAUGURATION -
Eminent Botanist Patrick Blanc's TIGER WINGS Project Recently Opened At Bengaluru.
* Union Minister For Forest, Climate And Environment Bhupendra Yadav Has Inaugurated The Advanced Facility Of Pashmina Certification And Next Generation Of DNA Sequencing Facility At Wildlife Institute Of India (WII) Dehradun.
NEW TIGER RESERVES FOR INDIA -
* Ratapani Tiger Reserves Became The 57th Tiger Reserves Of India.
(Madhya Pradesh) - 8TH FOR MP
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LAUNCHED -
* Kirti Vardhan Singh Has Launched The NANO Bubble Technology To Promote The Health Of Acquatic Animal In Delhi Zoo.
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AWARDS -
* The Youth Mission For Clean River, Of Arunachal Pradesh Has Conferred The Excellence In Environment Conservation Award Assam
* Noted Ecologist Academic, Writer Madhav Gadgil Is Selected For The UNEP's Champion Of The Earth Award For 2024.
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RANKING -
* Indian Cities At Nature Index 2024
84th - Kolkata
85th - Bengaluru
98th - Mumbai
124th - Delhi NCR
184th - Hyderabad
INDIA'S FIRST GREEN STEEL TAXONOMY -
* Union Minister H D Kumarswamy Released The India's Green Steel Taxonomy.
FEATURES OF GREEN STEEL TAXONOMY
Green Steel” shall be defined in terms of percentage greenness of the steel, which is produced from the steel plant with CO2 equivalent emission intensity less than 2.2 tonnes of CO2e per tonne of finished steel (tfs). The greenness of the steel shall be expressed as a percentage, based on how much the steel plant’s emission intensity is lower compared to the 2.2 t-CO2e/tfs threshold.
- Based on the greenness, the Green steel shall be rated as follows:
- Five-star green-rated steel: Steel with emission intensity lower than 1.6 t-CO2e/tfs.
- Four-star green-rated steel: Steel with emission intensity between 1.6 and 2.0 t-CO2e/tfs.
- Three-star green-rated steel: Steel with emission intensity between 2.0 and 2.2 t-CO2e/tfs.
Steel with emission intensity higher than 2.2 t-CO2e/tfs shall not be eligible for green rating.
- The threshold limit for defining the star rating of Green Steel shall be reviewed every three years.
- The scope of emissions shall include Scope 1, Scope 2, and limited Scope 3, up to finished steel production. Scope 3 emissions shall include agglomeration (including sintering, pellet making, coke making), beneficiation, and embodied emissions in purchased raw materials and intermediary products, but shall not include upstream mining, downstream emissions and transportation emissions, both within and outside the gates of a steel plant.
- The National Institute of Secondary Steel Technology (NISST) shall serve as the nodal agency for measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) as well as for issuing the greenness certificates and star ratings for the steel.
- The certificate shall be issued on yearly basis (financial year). In case the steel plants opt for MRV more frequently, then the certificate may be issued more than once in a year as per the requirement.
CHAMPION OF THE EARTYH AWARDS 2024 -
* SONIA GUAJAJARA, (BRAZIL MINISTER)
Policy Leadership Category -
* AMY BOWERS CORDALIS (
* GABRIEL PAUN ( Romanian Environmentalist)
Forestry
* LU QI, ( Chinese Scientists)
- SCIENCE & INNOVATION CATEGORY
* MADHAV GADGIL ( INDIAN ECOLOGIST)
- LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
* WORKS IN Western Ghat Region
* SEKEM (
- Entrepreneurs Vision Category
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